Ray: While the Buckeyes coasted to an easy, methodical victory in their opener, I see from the letters you printed (Mailbox, last Sunday) that the esteemed know-it-alls who never find it possible to be complimentary are in midseason form. Among the letters, we had another tiresome shot at Luke Fickell, one writer calling the Buckeyes classless and another calling them gutless. Imagine what might happen if these young men lose.

It truly is unfortunate that fans like this exist, but it goes with the territory. They just can’t imagine anyone having the audacity to step up and play better than expected against the Buckeyes, so let’s find fault. Did OSU have a great game? No, they put it on cruise control after the first quarter. But they are going to be entertaining this year, and extremely hard to beat.

Maybe by midseason your letter-writers will be able to come up with some more-accurate adjectives to describe this team, but that is probably wishful thinking.

— Bob Pugh, Bellbrook

Bob: Unfortunately, the Mailbox seems to be a neighborhood where wishful thinking can’t afford the rent. Perhaps, finally, this is the year that sanity reigns and reason wins out! Alas, there goes wishful thinking again, just passing through.

Editor: First, kudos to The Dispatch for making two Sports sections in the Sunday paper. But I was in shock to find out (Mailbox, last Sunday) that this isn’t good enough.

Contrary to popular belief, not everyone thinks the sun rises and sets on OSU’s you-know-what. The great part about football season is reading the letters on Sunday; some should be printed in the comics section. As for having to read about other sports, with two sections that would be an easy fix, wouldn’t it?

— Fred Haefner, Hilliard

Fred: We’ll never please all of the people all of the time, of course, so we settle for some of the people some of the time and call it a winning day when you don’t lose.

Ray: When I saw the photo of No. 2 on the cover of (last Saturday’s) Gameday+ — “Seasoned Senior” — I immediately thought of Terrelle Pryor.

Forgive me, but I always feel a sadness when the Big Ten Network shows the Rose Bowl against Oregon. I think of what might have been for Pryor. I remember him donning the hat on signing day. And, in the aftermath of the scandal, I think of Jim Tressel being paraded around during the 2012 Michigan game. How silly that scene looked.

It is amazing how quickly the page turned. I guess that’s the way it is when the school and the fans want to get past the 2011 season. Maybe Tressel’s legacy will come to fruition in Pryor — albeit in the NFL.

— Larry Cheek, Dublin

Larry: We never got to see T-Peezy as a senior, of course, but it’s hard to deny his skills as a college quarterback. Unfortunately, he was a hell of a QB the way a Bloody Mary is a hell of a drink — a little gives you a buzz, and too much earns you a hangover.

Editor: I am starting to see a theme in your headlines. First, John Elway gets credit for Peyton Manning’s TD passes. It is probably true that Elway had a hand in Manning’s success in Denver.

Now I see Gordon Gee shares the headline in the Buckeyes’ win over San Diego State (“Gee, Kenny,” last Sunday). I suppose it could be said that the former president of the university had a hand in Kenny Guiton’s success, too.

— Phil Harris, Plain City

Phil: It’s possible, but the fact that Guiton was performing against a Little Sister of the Poor probably also helped.

Editor: I am curious what your thoughts are about the NASCAR Richmond race. It would seem to me they now have all the credibility of professional wrestling.

The poor schlubs who paid to watch a fixed race should demand their money back. If the track owner has a problem with that, he should take it up with Michael “I’m sorry but I’m not” Waltrip.

— Dorothy CobbsGrove City

Dorothy: Surprised by NASCAR shenanigans? Let me put it this way: I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!